The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-06

Avaricious Street Car Companies.
GEORGIA.
Early County Superior Court convenes
next Monday.
Pike Superior Court convened Monday at
Zebulon, with Judge Boynton on the bench
One hundred and eighty pupils were en-
rolled in the colored schools OF Brunswick
Monday.
The upper market, one of the uglieSt eye
sores in Augusta, is TO be demolished at the
end of the year.
At Macon Tuesday Col Ira Jennings, of
the Warrior district brought in a branch
bearing more than a hundred perslmmons,
and also a lot of locusts. They are to be
sent North as curiosities.
Messrs. Jack, jerome and Watson Bur-
nett, who were charged with the killing Of
Hancock, in Crawford county, are out on
bond and have gone TO work on their farms.
Jerome and Watson gave a bond in the
sum of s., 900 each and the father 81 ,00O
At Atlanta, Tuesday, 133 acres of land,
belonging TO the estate of the late Hugh
Dunning, lying four and half miles from
Atlanta, on the Western and Atlantic rail
road, were sold at administrators sale in
front of the court house for $40 so per acre.
The Southwest Baptist Association col
ored) has purchased from DR.. T.. j. Eldridge
thirteen acres of land on Troup street. north
of the Central railroad at Americas, for
the site of college which they propose
erecting at an early date. The land is all
paid for, and considerable funds have been
raised toward the erection of a college.
Augusta Chronicle. 1t affords the CHron-
icle and host pleasure TO correct the erro-
neous announcement the death of Presi-
dent Gra6in, of Baltimore, President of the
Georgia Chemical Works. Supt Christie
pher Grafin, of the Navassa Guano Com
pany, died last Sunday, and the error oc-
CURED through the confusion of identity.
A small cyclone, about thirty yards wide
travelling from southwest to northeast,
struck the northwest part of Sandersville
day or two ago, doing some damage to
fences and chimneys. 1t darted down in the
yards of j. G. Jernigan and c. |. Duggan,
and tore dow the fences and blew a tree
across DIR. rantley's buggy, and knocked
off the top OF the chimney of the residence
of Louis Cohen.
A lady at Indian Spring has hen that is
quite curiosity 1t has coat of hair in
place of feathers. Although it is only a
chicken, still il is a wonderful freak of
nature. 1t came from a flock of ordinary
chickens, and the cause of its singular coat
Is a mystery. Ii lays, sets and matches like
other chickens, and some of its offspring is
AAhC thO poi O4lbf Oub DIG udo HOU 1eU SUI
ceeded in bringing them to maturity.
Miss M. A. Mclean has brought suit
against tho Mayor and City Council of
Macon for SIS, 1000 damages. She bases her
claim on injuries received by being tripped
by an exposed iron pipe on Fourth, between
Walnut and Mulberry streets, last April
1t was at night, and the trip threw her
heavily to the sidewalk, injuring her hip,
shoulder and spine From the effects of
the hurt her limbs have been paralyzed, and
she has been confined to her bed ever since,
suffering much pain.
Albany Netgs and Advertiser: There are
great many valuable woods that grow in
our forests, but none of them are superior in
hardness, strength and elasticity to the COM
mon mock orange which we prize so highly
as an evergreen ornament to our yards. II
Is tough and elastic, properties which make
it desirable wood for police batons. Officer
T. E. James yields a club made of this
wood which he prizes highly. He says it is
superior to the lignum vitae, as it has
spring which renders 1t less brittle.
AT Macon Tuesday, w r. Stringfelow,
who obtained ISL so from w. c. Lyons
store last week. returned to the city, and,
walking into the store, remarked: You
thought was not coming back, did youF
That's what we concluded" he was an
swered. well, here's your money! and
he counted out the cash and turned and
walked out. Afterward policeman ar
rested him, and brought him to the Jail and
locked him up. This evening, as no war
rant had been sworn out, Chief Wyley
ordered his release
Montgomery Cumming, of Augusta, and
now connected with the United States
Civil Service Commission, at Washington,
has been designated to hold the examina-
tlons this month in Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia and Flor
ida. The dates and places are:
Goldsboro, Oct q; Charleston, Oct s;
Savannah, Oct Ii; Jacksonville, Oct. IS;
Macon, Oct. 49, Columbia, Oct. IS, and
Charlotte, Oct. 20. Mr. Cumming was APP
pointed to conduct the examinations
because be was the only Southerner CON
nected with the Commission.
The safe in the Buena Vista and Ellaville
railroad depot at Ellaville was broken open
Monday night and about $500 distracted
theretrom. Entrance to the building was eff
fected through the front door, which was
very insecurity bolted upon the inside, it only
requiring but slight push from without
to force it open. The safe fastened
considered secure The door was
found unlocked, which proved conclusively
that the work was done by professional
craftsman, or else by some one acquainted
with the combination. OF the amount
stolen about $3.50 belonged to Morgan Nc
Michael, who had deposited it there for safe
keeping until morning. The balance be-
longed to the railroad company and private
parties. A large number of valuable notes
were also carried of along with the cash
drawer. There is not the slightest clew as
TO who the robber was.
Mr.. Jewet, Capt MilliIdn's Waterman at
Race Pond, in Lowndes county, had the mis-
fortune to take the life of fellow man on
The night Of Sept. u In making his rounds
between 10 and II o'clock at night he went
to his gate and saw what hs thought to be a
man standing at the corner of the piazza.
and hailed him, when the object that he
took TO be a man made no answer, but dis
appeared around the house 1t being so ex-
tremely dark, Mr.. Jewet could not see any
thing, but ran TO the corner where the OBJ
,lect was first seen and fired his pistol twice
IN the direction the object went. At the
last fire man halloed out about eight or
len PAGES from him, ''lt is Scott: OH am
deadm Mr. Jewet went Immediately and
reported to Capt Millikin and others what
he had done They gathered up u crowd
and went to the place and found B. f. Scott
lying in dying condition with one pistol
shot through his breast and one in his mead.
either one a. which would have proved
fatal.
Gov. Gordon signed the following acts
Tuesday, recently passed by the General
Assembly: An act to relieve James Jordan
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